Background
Wiest, William Marvin was born on May 8, 1933 in Loveland, Colorado, United States. Son of William Walter and Katherine Elizabeth (Buxman) Wiest.
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William Marvin Wiest
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Education
Bachelor in Psychology summa cum laude, Tabor College, 1955. Master of Arts, University Kansas, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1962.
Career
Research assistant psychological ecology, U. Kansas, 1955-1957;
research assistant measurement cooperative behavior in dyads, University of California, Berkeley, 1958-1959;
from assistant to associate professor, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 1961-1974;
professor, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 1974-1995;
professor emeritus, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, since 1995. Adjunct investigator Center Health Research, Portland, since 1985. Project coordinator World Health Organization, Geneva, 1976-1984.
Foreign travel leader Assiniboine Travel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 1990-1991, Willamette International Travel, Portland, 1993-1995. Lecturer Foreign Travel Club, Portland, 1990, 94. Visiting scientist OceanicInst., Waimanalo, Hawaii, 1967-1968.
Department chairman psychology Reed College, Portland, 1973-1975, 86. Social science advising committee Population Resource Center, New York City, since 1978. Visiting investigator Health Superior vena cava syndrome Research Center, Portland, 1975-1976, consultant 1976-1980.
Committee protection human subjects Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Portland, 1978-1981. Consultant World Health Organization, 1980-1981, United States.Dept. Energy, 1980-1983; member panel population study section Department of Health and Human Services.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Public Health Association, American History Society Germans from Russia (convention speaker 1991, 97), Germans from Russia Heritage Society, American Psychological Association, Population Association American, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Thelma Lee Bartel, August 18, 1955. Children: William Albert, Suzanne Kay, Cynthia May.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Sloan Foundation Faculty Research fellow, 1972-1973, National Science Foundation fellow, 1975-1976, USPSH fellow University of California, 1957-1958, Woodrow Wilson Foundation fellow University of California, 1960-1961.Sloan Foundation Faculty Research fellow, 1972-1973, National Science Foundation fellow, 1975-1976, USPSH fellow University of California, 1957-1958, Woodrow Wilson Foundation fellow University of California, 1960-1961.